Primetime Performers of the Week #2 (Feb. 22-28)

Season’s First Full Week of Action Yields Numerous Clutch Performances

CollegeBaseball360.com again has recognized a group of players from throughout the nation for their “primetime performances,” during the season’s first full week of play (Feb. 22-28). TCU sophomore leftfielder Jason Coats (Plano, Texas) has been named the Primetime Player of the Week while Tennessee sophomore lefthander Steven Gruver (Canfield, Ohio) is the CB360 Primetimer Pitcher of the Week. Coats and Gruver headline a Primetime Performer Honor Roll that includes 19 other players who delivered in the clutch during the past week of college baseball action.

Note – stats/highlights for each player have been added to the bottom of this release (additional headshots/action photos may be added, time permitting)

Coats (pictured) – led #10 TCU’s offense, as the Horned Frogs won 2-of-3 games (5-2/4-6/8-1) at #4 Cal State Fullerton. Coats factored into seven of TCU’s 17 runs in the series vs. the Titans, batting .571 (8-for-14) in the three games, with a pair of home runs, 6 RBI, 3 runs scored and a double. Gruver logged a dominating performance in the Vols’ 9-2 win at #15 Oregon State, setting the tone for his team as they quickly bounced back from a tough 17-1 loss in the series opener. Gruver logged 7.0 shutout innings while striking out nine and allowing only three hits and one walk by the Oregon State hitters.

Similar to the weekly awards presented on sister site CollegeSoccer360.com, the CB360 Primetime Performer honors various players based on any/all of the following “primetime” criteria…not solely based on raw stats.

Primetime Performer Award Criteria
• Must have been playing for or against a CB360 top-50 team (in the Composite National Rankings) or performed a high level in a game that could be key to a team’s conference/NCAA postseason qualification.
• Involved in clutch performances, such as late game-winning hits, noteworthy comebacks, game-changing plays, team leadership, etc.
• Performing at a top level against a team rated highly nationally (or within its conference), with bonus consideration given for key performances away from home field and vs. traditional rivals.
• Overcoming adversity or extreme circumstances (for the team and/or individual).
• Any accomplishment that is rare, historic, record-setting, etc., on a national level.

Additional information and bio. data on the Primetime Performers, along with headshots and action photos, is being added to this release.

The 21 honorees include 10 pitchers (nine of them RHPs), four third baseman, two first baseman, a catcher, second baseman and one outfielder from each spot (LF-CF-RF). The selections feature eight juniors, six seniors, four sophomores and three freshmen – with a whopping eight of the honorees hailing from California, plus four from Texas, three from Ohio, two each from Florida and North Carolina, and one from both Georgia and Ontario.